Originally Posted by Janszoon (Post 1714348)

Haha, those people are hilarious. I love how they never talk about how and why Texas joined the US. Too embarrassing for them I guess.

Originally Posted by RoxyRollah (Post 1714349)

But they are big enough to go it alone if they wanted.

Originally Posted by Lisnaholic (Post 1714374)

^ That sounds intriguing. If there's a short version of that story, I'd be interested to hear it.

Originally Posted by Psy-Fi (Post 1714352)

It's the same way where I am. The only time you usually see kids outside these days is when they're with their parents. The ball fields, woods, and streets are kid-free the vast majority of the time unless the adults are hosting an event of some kind for them. When I was growing up there were kids running free from 9 to 9 most every day during the summer. Our parents had to call for us or go looking for us to get us to come home for lunch and/or dinner. The TV stations around here have been airing commercials for a few years, aimed at children, showing kids outdoors playing and telling them about all the fun they can have outside.

Originally Posted by Janszoon (Post 1714378)

Basically it's just that, after they broke off from Mexico, they tried to go it alone for a few years as their own country and failed miserably because they couldn't fend off Mexico. So they came crying to the US begging to join this country.

Originally Posted by Lisnaholic (Post 1714387)

I think especially galling is the fact that there's a US state called New Mexico. Couldn't they have called it something less inflamatory, like The No Hard Feelings State ?

Originally Posted by Chula Vista (Post 1714396)

:D Hilarious.

I was born in New England.

Originally Posted by Chula Vista (Post 1714396)

:D Hilarious.

I was born in New England.